July 23, 2026
ALERT: Disparate Impact, Dismantling USED, Grant Terminations, Public Charge Rule, Child Care Funding Freeze, Admissions & Sexual Assault Investigations, Accreditation Update & Other Significant Updates
This EducationCounsel Alert shares updates about various recent actions by the federal government relevant to education, including:
- USED and HHS Eliminate Disparate Impact Provisions from Title VI Regulations
- House Republicans Advance Bills to Partially Dismantle USED
- Federal Court Prohibits Terminating Grants on the Basis of New Priorities
- DHS Finalizes Public Charge Rule
- HHS Rescinds Funding Freeze on Five States & Related Updates on Child Care
- DOJ Advances Investigations into Medical School Admissions
- USED Launches Initiative to Combat Sexual Abuse in K-12 Schools
- NACIQI Recommends USED Deny Recognition to Cosmetology Accreditor
- Other Significant Updates
You can also find summaries and brief analysis of these and many other developments in our ongoing Executive Actions Chart. Note that all of EducationCounsel’s resources related to the Administration’s executive actions are available in one place by clicking here or by clicking on the blue banner at the top of our webpage. Please share these resources with your networks and others who might find them helpful.
Click here to access the Alert and click here to download a PDF version.